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I wish people would stop treating “coronavirus” and COVID-19 (or SARS-CoV-19) as synonyms. They are not. There are many more coronaviruses.
by alanh 7y ago
I wish people would stop treating “coronavirus” and COVID-19 (or SARS-CoV-19) as synonyms. They are not. There are many more coronaviruses.
- hackinthebochs 7y agoWe should have just called it SARS 2
- s1artibartfast 7y agoIt seems that the medical community is converging on SARS-CoV-2, which is pretty close to your suggestion.
- alanh 7y agoOops. That’s what I meant
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- mantap 7y agoThe specific type of coronavirus is clear from context. Language would be very tiresome if we had to give a full taxonomy for every term we use. For instances I say "I saw a fox outside my house yesterday". I don't need to specify the exact species of fox, and anybody who knows that I live in Europe will know that I mean vulpes vulpes.